This psalm gives a graphic picture of the suffering King. It is likely that David initially spoke/penned these words to describe a personal affliction. Yet, the Lord gave him the words in such a way that it would be a prophetic explanation of the physical and spiritual sufferings that would be endured by the Son of God.
God shows through Job that what really matters is how things turn out in the end.
John is writing to the “elect lady” who has seemingly erred on the side of love and needs to give more heed to the truth.
In the midst of this story of warfare we find an interesting story about a man. In this man we will see many of the same characteristics of our own lives.
This story of the unjust steward has caused a great deal of trouble for many.